# Accident 20070817016399A: Maule M7235B, Bettles, AK, August 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.4683° N, 151.2283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.4683&lon=-151.2283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070817016399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE AIRMAN STATED THAT UPON LANDING OFF-AIRPORT THE TAILWHEEL SANK INTO A SOFT SPOT APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT BELOW GRADE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AND WHEN THE TAILWHEEL EXITED THE SOFT SPOT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SLAMMED DOWN VERY HARD, TEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND THEN NOSING OVER, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC07CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA087), Aug 17, 2007: Maule M7 (N717E), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an encounter with soft terrain, and a nose over during the landing roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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